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The lava passing the break-in-slope on 9 Aug evening. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The lava passing the break-in-slope on 9 Aug evening. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Aerial view of part of the colourful Dallol hydrothermal mineralisations, hot springs and salt deposits (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Aerial view of part of the colourful Dallol hydrothermal mineralisations, hot springs and salt depos... [info]
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Lava fountains at Fimmvörðuháls (Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption April 2010) (Photo: Henk Bisschop)
Lava fountains at Fimmvörðuháls (Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption April 2010) (Photo: Henk Bisschop... [info]
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The lava lake in Benbow crater seen from the lower terrace (July 2018, Ambrym, Vanuatu) (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
The lava lake in Benbow crater seen from the lower terrace (July 2018, Ambrym, Vanuatu) (Photo: Yash... [info]
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Marum lava lake July 2014 (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Marum lava lake July 2014 (Photo: Yashmin Chebli) [info]
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Our expedition leader Yashmin 25 m above the lava lake in Benbow crater (July 2018, Ambrym, Vanuatu) (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Our expedition leader Yashmin 25 m above the lava lake in Benbow crater (July 2018, Ambrym, Vanuatu)... [info]
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The Tengger caldera in the morning (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The Tengger caldera in the morning (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Acid water can be heard bubbling beneath the surface in one of the springs at Dallol hydrothermal field, Ethiopia. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Acid water can be heard bubbling beneath the surface in one of the springs at Dallol hydrothermal fi... [info]
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The pseudo-crater of Choni lava dome on Methana. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
The pseudo-crater of Choni lava dome on Methana. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [info]
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The most beautiful lava dome of Methana: Kosona lava dome. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
The most beautiful lava dome of Methana: Kosona lava dome. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [info]
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It takes no longer than 9 months for plants to colonise a freshly formed lava flow (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
It takes no longer than 9 months for plants to colonise a freshly formed lava flow (Photo: Ingrid Sm... [info]
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Evening at the camp inside the Ambrym caldera (Vanuatu) (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Evening at the camp inside the Ambrym caldera (Vanuatu) (Photo: Yashmin Chebli) [info]
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Descending from Vulcano in the evening, Eolian Islands, Italy (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Descending from Vulcano in the evening, Eolian Islands, Italy (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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View of the active south pit with a little lava fountain (Benbow volcano, Ambrym, Vanuatu) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
View of the active south pit with a little lava fountain (Benbow volcano, Ambrym, Vanuatu) (Photo: T... [info]
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View on the castle from Marina corta harbour, Lipari island, Italy (Photo: Janka)
View on the castle from Marina corta harbour, Lipari island, Italy (Photo: Janka) [info]
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Eruption column of a powerful vulcanian explosion on the afternoon of 27 Sep. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Eruption column of a powerful vulcanian explosion on the afternoon of 27 Sep. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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23 Feb early dawn: during the night, the lava flow activity seemed to have increased; at times, the flows are incandescent over their whole length. View is from the south. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
23 Feb early dawn: during the night, the lava flow activity seemed to have increased; at times, the ... [info]
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Weathered lava surface (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Weathered lava surface (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Lava flowing into the sea from Kilauea volcano, Hawaii (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Lava flowing into the sea from Kilauea volcano, Hawaii (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Liquid lava oozing out from underneath a recently cooled crust (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
Liquid lava oozing out from underneath a recently cooled crust (Photo: Ingrid Smet) [info]
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Causeway coast, Northern Ireland, UK (Photo: Janka)
Causeway coast, Northern Ireland, UK (Photo: Janka) [info]
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The trunk of a dead tree at the beach of Rakata island. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The trunk of a dead tree at the beach of Rakata island. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Sun set over a large acid hydrothermal pond and salt deposits near Dallol and Assale salt lake (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Sun set over a large acid hydrothermal pond and salt deposits near Dallol and Assale salt lake (Phot... [info]
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Yellow-white salt deposits at the edge of a green acid pond in Dallol (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Yellow-white salt deposits at the edge of a green acid pond in Dallol (Photo: Stefan Tommasini) [info]
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Marum lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Marum lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 (Photo: Yashmin Chebli) [info]
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Night time red glow inside one of the small active vents around the south crater of Erta Ale's summit caldera (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Night time red glow inside one of the small active vents around the south crater of Erta Ale's summi... [info]
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Lava fountain from the lava lake in Benbow crater seen from the lower terrace (July 2018, Ambrym, Vanuatu) (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Lava fountain from the lava lake in Benbow crater seen from the lower terrace (July 2018, Ambrym, Va... [info]
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Orange water, Anak Krakatau western shore (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Orange water, Anak Krakatau western shore (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Close up of part of an eruptive fissure on the slopes of Erta Ale shield volcano (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Close up of part of an eruptive fissure on the slopes of Erta Ale shield volcano (Photo: Stefan Tomm... [info]
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Marum lava lake in July 2014 (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Marum lava lake in July 2014 (Photo: Yashmin Chebli) [info]
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Lava fall (Eyjafjallajökull volcano April 2010) (Photo: Henk Bisschop)
Lava fall (Eyjafjallajökull volcano April 2010) (Photo: Henk Bisschop) [info]
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Basalt formations resisting the erosion for millions of years, Northern Ireland, UK (Photo: Janka)
Basalt formations resisting the erosion for millions of years, Northern Ireland, UK (Photo: Janka) [info]
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Eruption from Benbow's crater at night (Photo: Ralf Knauer)
Eruption from Benbow's crater at night (Photo: Ralf Knauer) [info]
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Eruption from NE crater and glowing central and western vents. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Eruption from NE crater and glowing central and western vents. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Aerial view of salt deposits and a large acid pond near Assale salt lake and Dallol (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Aerial view of salt deposits and a large acid pond near Assale salt lake and Dallol (Photo: Stefan T... [info]
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Basalt columns in layers forming the shores of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK (Photo: Janka)
Basalt columns in layers forming the shores of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK (Photo: Janka) [info]
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"Giants Causeway" is famous for its hexagonal basalt columns, Northern Ireland, UK (Photo: Janka)
"Giants Causeway" is famous for its hexagonal basalt columns, Northern Ireland, UK (Photo: Janka) [info]
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Red scoria layers from lava fountains during the violent 1866 Mt Tarawera eruption in New Zealand (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Red scoria layers from lava fountains during the violent 1866 Mt Tarawera eruption in New Zealand (P... [info]
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Gas rising up and exploding through the lava lake's surface creates lots of spattering at the edge of the lake (south crater inside Erta Ale's summit caldera) (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Gas rising up and exploding through the lava lake's surface creates lots of spattering at the edge o... [info]
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The layers of the scoria cone are build up of black lava droplets with green olivine crystals, the latter being heavier than the former and hence getting left behind and accumulated during wind and water action (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
The layers of the scoria cone are build up of black lava droplets with green olivine crystals, the l... [info]
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ErtaAleMondlicht.jpg (Photo: Reinhard Radke)
ErtaAleMondlicht.jpg (Photo: Reinhard Radke) [info]
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Mayon volcano mirrored in a flooded rice field (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Mayon volcano mirrored in a flooded rice field (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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